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Those of you that already have your calendars marked for the big day can now set your watches as well, as Steve himself not only reiterated the iPhone’s launch date during his Jobsnote, but let loose the actual time it’ll ship as well: 6:00pm. What’s not so clear, however, is if that’s 6pm Pacific, or 6pm in each location, which’d give folks on the east coast a few precious hours of bragging rights while their buddies in less-fortunate time zones are still waiting in line.
We first caught wind of Nokia’s N77 handset all the way back in February, but those in Finland should now be able to actually get their hands on it, with those in India and Vietnam set to follow later this month. The big selling point here is the handset’s DVB-H mobile TV capabilities, which’ll let you watch live TV from a variety of channels, with a program guide also provided to help you out. Otherwise, the phone (or “multimedia computer,” as Nokia insists on calling it) packs a 2.4-inch widescreen display, a 2 megapixel camera, tri-band GSM / EDGE capabilities, and support for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA media. While Nokia isn’t saying as much in this latest announcement, last we heard the N77 would run you €370, or roughly $490.
Sometimes, just sometimes sanity prevails. Remember Wibree, Nokia’s proposed Bluetooth-like (but not Bluetooth) solution for short-range wireless cable replacement in low-powered devices? Well, as of this morning, Wibree, and its 10x lower power consumption (but shorter range) will become part of the Bluetooth specification for ultra low power wireless devices. Once the spec is integrated, products like watches, toys, and even healthcare devices (er, pacemakers?) can join your Bluetooth Personal Area Network. You know, after the spec if finalized during the “first half of 2008″ which will undoubtedly extend to Q3 of 2008 and then Q… ah hell, you know how it goes.
